Braddock Redux

Because Braddock has list ninety percent of its building stock, it is critical to preserve and maintain what remains of the town's architectural legacy. It is just as important to prevent re-usable structures from further deterioration and eventual demolition. We believe that many of Braddock's vacant buildings can and should be re-purposed so they can be put to the highest, best use for the community. We have completed the renovation of the Library Street First Presbyterian Church into a Community Center. Braddock Redux's next large-scale project is renovating the Ohringer Building on Braddock Avenue.

Because we believe that high quality art and environmental stewardship can propel positive change, Braddock Redux strives to facilitate art projects and green initiatives. Our goals include the following: Art Projects * Facilitate the creation and installation of high quality works of art in Braddock; and * Provide venues for artists to display their art and to work with area youth. Green Initiatives * Seek funding to enable the use of green technologies in renovated buildings; * Encourage green entrepreneurs and businesses to relocate to Braddock; * Facilitate the transformation of vacant lots into green space, community gardens, and urban farms; and * Support and promote the concept of "growing local."

Braddock has lost ninety percent of its population since its heyday mid-century. Braddock Redux strives to address this issue by: * Attracting artists and urban homesteaders to work and live in the community; * Providing studio space for artists and office space for small businesses; * Hosting volunteers at service projects that result in meaningful change and an incentive to return to the borough; and * Connecting people to each other and to resources.

We believe that a community is far more robust if its members collaborate. By organizing events for people to socialize, eat, and relax together, Braddock Redux provides the venues to connect islands of talent, resources, and need.